That Flashing Light of Doom to the Enemy

 

Mayhem in the streets, all day long, is of the enemy. That entitlement comes to those who choose to defy God and His ways and choose to lie, cheat, to have love affairs with things of wood, metal, and sewage "leaders of Portland Oregon choose to allow people into the Willamette River even after raw sewage has leaked into the river at least five times this year".  We must stand strong in this hour.

Hebrews 13:5-6    NKJV   5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." 6 So we may boldly say:

The LORD is my helper;

I will not fear.

What can man do to me?'

 

We see the ugliness of fear when people were told a fable or story if you will. Fear is to be of the Lord. Understanding He is God and we are not to fear man. Man cannot cast you into hell. Although he can tell his peers to smear you in some fashion. Yes, society is different than some 30-50 years ago.

 

Fear, when not controlled, gives evidence that a person does not believe that God is telling the truth and that He cannot be trusted to have one's best interests at heart. What rules our heart? Is it the Lord or something else? Does money rule or does some group of people rule your heart? People will most likely not have peace for you in any form. But God has peace for us when we seek Him.

Jeremiah 29:11: "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." To leave no doubt, God reassures us that He wants the best for us, peace and a future with Him forever.

No matter what problems we face, God has a glorious end-game in mind for us.

When we are sick, the symptoms of our illness tend to show up way before the root is exposed. We may face symptoms such as paralyzing anxiety, anger out of control, marriage in distress, financial chaos, a medical emergency, a suicide prevention at work and much more. In that problem, you and I will lack peace and will certainly long for relief. Where does this pain originate? Our Great Physician offers us great clarity and help.

Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23 (NLT)

Your heart determines the course of your life. God reveals that the condition of our hearts will determine the course of our lives. What is inside your heart is taking you somewhere!

Christ points to it in Luke 12:32 as a reason not to fear: "Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." The end-game for this physical life is only the beginning of the next—eternal life. Our God, with all the power at His command, is committed to getting us there, as I Thessalonians 5:23-24 reveals: "Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it" (emphasis ours).

The Lord is leading us into eternity. But the world will lead you someplace else.  It will take you to hell! Jesus looks on our spiritual growth. He will bless us spiritually or will bring judgment to us spiritually. Again, this is for the believer indeed.

 

Our God is not passive in His love for us but is actively looking for opportunities to do us good, assuring us in 2 Chronicles 16:9, "For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him." Not only is it God's will to be a present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1), this verse in 2  Chronicles also reveals that He takes it much further. God is with great effort, illustrated by running to and fro, actively looking for opportunities to help us. Kiel and Delitzsch says of this verse, "[He] looks forth over all the earth, uses every opportunity wonderfully to succor those who are piously devoted to Him."

So knowing that God is looking for every opportunity to help us, we should be able to relate to Psalm 121:  I will lift up my eyes to the hills—from whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The LORD shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore.

With all these promises, why do we have fear? We will fear if we do not make God's promises part of our thinking or lack the faith to believe them. We have some of God’s promises on mirrors. We keep watch on His word and make sure it is within our heart.

Heard today that people in our neighborhood are choosing to be too busy to read the word of God! Psalm 91 conveys to us the importance of a dialogue with God. Surely we have one with God daily, read His word and ask Him questions!

Psalm 91: 1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, My God, in Him I will trust. 3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler ...And from perilous pestilence. 4 He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. 5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night. Nor of the arrow that flies by day, 6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you. 8 Only with your eyes shall you look and see the reward of the wicked.  9 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your swelling place. 10 No evil shall befall you. Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling: 11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways. 12 In their hands they shall bear you, lest you dash your foot against a stone. 13 You shall tread upon the lion and cobra, the young lion and the serpent you shall trample under foot. 14 Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him.  I will set him on high because he has known My name. 15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.

Abiding in the secret place, we declare the LORD, Jesus will be our refuge. In God we safe and delivered from the snare of the fowler. We are far from perilous pestilence. He cover us with His feathers and under His wings we take refuge. His truth, His word is our shield and buckler. (This is daily and should be maintained as a relationship, talking with Him.) We are not afraid of the arrow that flies by day, nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays wast at noonday. A thousand may fall at our side, ten thousand at our right hand; it shall not come near us. Only with our eyes shall we look and see the reward of the wicked.

From verse 11 ....satan always leaves this out of his quoting the scriptures: he speaks, that God gives angels charge over you but he always leaves on the passage..."in all your ways".

Our ways have to be with God in communion with Him and obedience to His word. (We cannot say we believe in Him and never talk with Him.) He is our refuge. He is our strength and safety. No total immunity from things occurring around us, still we rise to the top in God. WE confide in Him! It is a relationship. Start there in Psalm 91 and speak everyday over your lives. Plead the blood line of Jesus around your property and be consistent. Ask God any questions, and He will answer you!

God is Engaged with Activity: John 4:24 God is Spirit and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth

1.   Alive in the new Birth; Alive in the flow of His spirit

2.   Enabled by His power and not as a mechanical thing.

3.   It is humble manner of transparency according to His word of truth for Worshiping Him is not a matter of location but the location of our heart: is it for Him out of true knowledge of God

Holiness starts in one's relationship with the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Justification through God's merciful act of grace opens the door of access to Him, as well as the door to the Kingdom of God. Justification is entirely an act of God, a legal action on our behalf that we accept by faith because He does not lie. Others do not easily discern our justification, since in most cases it has no outward manifestation.   While sanctification unto holiness begins at the same moment as justification, it is a progressive, creative, time-consuming work of God within us.  Unlike justification, sanctification cannot be hidden because it appears in our godly conduct. By it, a witness is made that God dwells in us. Where there is no holiness, there is no witness to glorify God. 

 So we see that justification and sanctification are two separate matters. They are related - indeed, they cannot be separated - but we should never confuse them. If one partakes in either, he is a partaker of both, but we should not overlook the distinctions between them. Keep away from the world's ways. Do not lie, nor seek evil, for evil is watching you. Let us be found faithful to the Lord and walk in all His ways of truth.

May this help anyone who finds themselves seeing evil in wrong places against you. Remind the devil you belong to God and quote Psalm 91. As I was reminded by my niece recently. and referring to my sister, her mother, to declare certain scriptures. In that the Lord showed me to give all of Psalm 91 again as I did before my sister passed into heaven. I also quote those harassing scriptures as in Jeremiah 15:14 "let every harassing spirit be roasted with double fire. Using the blood Of Jesus when drawing those blood lines around property ...Revelation 12:11. Philippians 1:28 gives the devil that neon of : "Doom, doom, and doom! " And in nothing be terrified by your adversaries, which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God." Amen.

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Turn to See the Voice

 

In listening, that hearing God speak, do we know Him in that silence? What about hearing His authority and strength while He speaks? In verse 10 of Revelation 13..the call is for endurance and faith of the saints. Faith is required ….it should be a knowing of the past faith walk in Him, that although He is neither chaotic nor is He haphazard, but the end times have been orchestrated by Him. It is you and I who are to walk like a beautiful song on a stormy day, to live in harmony with God seated in heavenly places while hell is breaking loose….on earth!

Revelation 1:12 Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. and having turned I saw seven golden lamp-stands, 13 & in the midst of the seven lamp-stands  One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet & girded about the chest with a golden band. 14 His head & hair were white like wool, as white as snow, & His eyes like a flame of fire; 15 His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, & His voice as the sound of many waters; 16 He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength.

1.         The sun is a star that will burn out; in the new earth/new heaven, the only light will be from God Himself/Son of Man: Jesus clothed with a garment down to the feet /had a breastplate on….He is the Judge in His righteousness / faithfulness as a Priest/…Jesus is described as His head & hair white like wool/ as white as snow; Dressed in eternity as the Ancient of Days ;He carries wisdom & purity in His judgments/His eyes flames of fire; that His perfect knowledge has infallible insight /reveals nothing escapes His scrutiny… His feet like fine brass, refined in a furnace; brass consistent with judgment based on His work finished on the Cross, He sees who obeyed Him/who resisted Him.  (Voice: sound of many waters: majestic/strong & with authority)

Rev. 1:17& when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But he laid His right hand on me saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First & the Last. 18 I am He who lives & was dead, and behold I am alive forevermore. Amen. & I have the keys of Hades & of Death. 19 Write the things which you have seen, & the things which are, & the things which will take place after this.” 20 “The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, & the 7 golden lamp-stands: The 7 stars are the angels of the 7 churches,& the 7 lamp-stands which you saw are the 7 churches.

1.         “Do not be afraid; I am the First & the Last. I am He who lives and was dead, & behold I am alive forevermore. Amen”……John fell out under the Spirit of God, but Jesus told him not to fear……Judgment will begin at the “house of God” 1 Peter 4:17 For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; & if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 Now “if the righteous one is scarcely saved, where will the ungodly & the sinner appear? “19 Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.

2.         7 stars are seven messengers/ they are sent to 7 churches to encourage the church to shine for God amid the darkness of the world

3.         Churches will be judged with purpose of purification and reward

4.         The world will be judged with the purpose of punishment

5.         Christ in all His perfections is the supremely qualified to judge the seven churches which are the lamp-stands and the seven stars represent those messengers delivering this message. Some say they were angels others say they would be the pastors of those churches.

John Has the Vision of the Son of Man: clothed with a garment down to the feet & girded about the chest with a golden band. 14 His head & hair were white like wool, as white as snow, & His eyes like a flame of fire; 15 His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, & His voice as the sound of many waters; 16 He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength.

1.         This is the glorified Christ

2.         Christ touched him, He placed His hand on John and assured him that he would not die

Christ Shares His divine Glory with His followers: John 17:5-6 & v. 22 NKJV 5 and now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. 6 I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world, they were Yours, you gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one.

1.         Lives of Christians being transformed into the glorious image of God: 2 Cor. 3:18 NKJV But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. 

2.           Believers fully glorified at the end of time in God's heavenly presence: Ro 5:2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, & rejoice in hope of the glory of God; Col. 3:4 NKJV When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.   The glory of God will be seen everywhere :Rev 21:23 The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.

His praise will be heard/ God’s glory will be honored as well as that audible praise will be heard seen in Rev. 5:12-13. “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power & riches and wisdom, & strength and honor, & glory & blessing!” 13 And every creature which is in heaven & on the earth & under the earth & such as are in the sea, & all that are in them, I heard saying: “Blessing & honor & glory & power be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever!”

The Voice of the LORD:3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders: Psalm 24:7-10 Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. 8 Who is this King of glory?               

The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. 10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah

Psalms 24:7 Who is this King of glory? Psalm 24:8, 10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. 10 who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory.

He is Warrior— He is the King of glory/ He is strong Lord, He is mighty Lord of battle,/the Lord of hosts: Ex 15:3  The LORD is a man of war; the LORD is His name.; Zech 14:3 Then the LORD will go forth & fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle. 4 & in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. & the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, from east to west, making a very large valley.  The same Jesus in Rev. 1 is going to step foot on earth! Majesty, mighty,  / strength. Greatness, authority and honor. GLORY! 

In Closing: The Voice as the Sound of Many Waters is with us. He tells us to not fear! His fire will only bring a refining for us to become as clear as amber in His sight!  In His tender love, we are not to fear for 2021 is coming!   2 Thess. 1:7-10  NKJV  7 & to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, 8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, & on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord & from the glory of His power, 10 when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed.    In the first chapter of Rev. we begin to see an unveiling of Jesus Christ, when He removes man from governing the earth & takes that responsibility to Himself. It is the fulfillment of the gospel message that He brought.  When Christ is revealed, the Glorified Son in the Kingdom of God will be at hand. Like Jesus, John will reveal that sword. This is good news because it contains a zealous righteous goodness! A pursuit that is active for good to mankind ,a deliberate good to bring a force of love & a justice to an entire creation when the present principalities, powers, & broken governments of men are replaced with a King who will powerfully impose all that is good upon a sin-sick world. Matured to see with spiritual eyes the brightness of His coming, His eyes of fire, & His voice heard as of many waters. For He leads us on…. into eternity! Christ is the source and donor of every gift. For that which is heard is seen…..for in Him there are over-comers indeed!

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What About Those Chains of Darkness?

In the light of God's Word, is our decision today going to be one in the tradition of men or is it in an expectation of learning about what was gained for us at the Cross? Will we sincerely go by the Word of God and remind ourselves of the day at the Cross, the day at Calvary when everything in the afternoon hour became dark?

 Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.

1.   God’s wrath in history recorded: the Flood Genesis 7

2.   Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrha: Genesis 19

3.   Punishment of Korah, Dathan and Abiram seen in Numbers 16:32

4.   Korah:led rebellion against Moses and Aaron/supernaturally destroyed: Numbers 16:1-35; Dathan: joined Korah; swallowed by earth seen in Psalm 106:17/Abiram conspired against Moses Numbers 16:1-50

5.   God has not left men without a revelation of HIMSELF! Creation demanded the Creator and Design demanded the Designer.

6.   Those who reject Him become what is noted in Romans 1:22, they become insufferably conceited and abysmally ignorant at the same time. Romans 1:22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man----and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.

7.   We have folks dressing up as birds, ducks and geese in Portland. The rest you hear about ride bikes with no clothes. Yikes!

John 3 :19-21 NKJV 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light & does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 but he Who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen that they have been done in God.

1.   Expose the unfruitful works of darkness: Ephesians 5:8-14 NKJV 8 for you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light    9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness and truth), 10 finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. 13 but all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. 14 therefore He says: ‘Awake you who sleep, arise from the dead, & Christ will give you light.”

2.   Works of darkness: this is the unfruitful works, they belong to the world of dim lights, thick smoke, drawn drapes and locked doors to secret rooms! Expose the darkness by a life of holiness and second by words of correction spoken under the direction of the Holy Spirit.

3.   People today want to keep their doing their "things" that is unholy in that of darkness. They want to swindle millions out of money, health care, food, and life!

As a believer: does our life preach a sermon, does our life expose any surrounding darkness, for it should extend an invitation to all unbelievers to come……come and hear HIM!

 

John 1:1-5  NKJV  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

1.   Darkness does not comprehend: Matthew 6 22-23 NKJV The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness, how great is that darkness! Is our eye healthy, a generous person or is our eye stingy, that of an Ebenezer Scrooge?

2.   Darkness in wicked males or wicked females: Proverbs 2:11-13 NKJV Discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you, 12 to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perverse things, 13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness; ( ever tried to watch a funeral on a god channel and found you could not hear them speak?)

3.   God gives wisdom through His words, and as we are storing them up, it stores us up for success

4.   Success is a competence: Proverbs 8:14 NKJV Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding. I have strength.

5.   The Holy Spirit and the Son of God mediate wisdom’s qualities to you and to me who choose to walk with God daily! Isaiah 11:2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom & understanding, the Spirit of counsel & might, the Spirit of knowledge & of the fear of the LORD. 1 Cor. 1:30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God----&  righteousness & sanctification & redemption ---

Without Him: Nothing was Made…Colossians 1:15-18 NKJV 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities (rulers) or powers (authorities). All things were created through Him and for Him 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. 18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

1.   The visible Jesus represented the invisible God

2.   Jesus is Supreme…His supremacy is over all creation/ He sustains it!

                                                                                                          

Heb. 1:1-4 NKJV God, who at various times & in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; 3 who being the brightness of His glory & the express image of His person, & upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purge our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

Sin is darkness. It separates man from the light of God. But men love darkness. We saw this in the angels who left their proper domain, and have now a place in chains under darkness for the judgment day.

Jude 6-9 ……….6 And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day; 7 as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. 8 Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries. 9 Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!" 

Jude is attacking false prophets, and thus men and demons are interwoven in the context. He indicts these false prophets for three sins:

1. Lust: They defile the flesh, allowing a feeling to take them over the edge into sin.

2. Rebellion: They flout authority in general, but primarily that of Christ. It is hidden in the Greek, but the word authority is really "lordship." It normally refers to Christ and His lordship over us.

 3. Disrespect or disregard of spirit beings.

This third sin is interesting because he is saying that it is not that these false prophets will not talk about Satan, but their speech is gratuitous, despising, or denigrating of angelic powers. Their preaching suggests that these demons are not something Christians need to be concerned about. They side-step the issue.

Why would they do that? Because a false spirit is leading them, so they downgrade the existence and powers of demons through their preaching. This is clearly seen in Protestant Christianity, especially the mainline denominations have gone to the point that they almost universally agree that Satan, the Devil and his demons do not really exist. It shows how successful the demons have been in their deceptions.

On the other hand, there are evangelical or Pentecostal groups who talk about demons and Satan in a flippant, dismissive way: "Oh, we're going to put down the Devil tonight!" They say such things in their tent shows as part of their evangelistic campaigns. But what they are doing in reality is that they are putting Satan into a position where they seem to have power over him. BUT, they are so deceived.

The truth in regard to Satan is somewhere in between. The true church of God will have that truth, and they will understand that, yes, Satan is, he is powerful, but because of God, they do have power over him in that they can reject him and his deceptions. ( Jesus saw him fall from heaven.) Jude is giving us signs to look for in the preaching of false ministers. They will denigrate Satan and his demons, there will be indications of lusts, and they will flout the authority of Jesus Christ.

Sin of darkness is rampant today as it was in the day of Jude.

Weakened without Christ Jesus: Ephesians 2:11-13 NKJV  11 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh---who are called the Un-circumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands---12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the common-wealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

1.   We were estranged from our Creator our Father

2.   Were without a Savior, living in futility and hopelessness

Believing Power Demonstrates Strength:  Ephesians 1:18-19  Amplified Bible 18 By having the eyes of your heart flooded with light; so that you can know and understand the hope to which He has called you, and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints (His set-apart ones), 19 And [ so that you can know and understand] what is the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His power in and for us who believe, as demonstrated in the working of His mighty strength.

1.   Strength of God is in us who believe.

2.   That strength is demonstrated through us when our eyes for seeing is flooded with His light.

3.   That is our hearts must be filled with His thoughts, His ways and plan.

Ability and Freedom: Galatians 5:5-9  Amplified Bible 5 For we, [not relying on the Law but] through the [Holy] Spirit’s [help], by faith anticipate and wait for the blessing and good for which our righteousness and right standing with God [our conformity to His will in purpose, thought, and action, causes us to hope. 6 For [if we are] in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor un-circumcision counts for anything, but only faith activated and energized and expressed and working through love. 7 You are running your race nobly. Who has interfered in (hindered and stopped you from ) heeding and following the Truth? 8 This [evil] persuasion is not from Him Who called you [Who invited you to freedom in Christ]. 9 A little leaven ( a slight inclination to error, or a few false teachers) leavens the whole lump [it perverts the whole conception of faith or misleads the whole church].

1.   Faith perverted is evil persuasion

2.   It is not of God for God is of truth, energized and expressed through love

3.   By the Holy Spirit, we are to anticipate and wait for the blessing when conforming to God’s will in our thoughts, our actions that results with hope in our heart

2 Thessalonians 3:5-6 Amplified Bible 5 May the Lord direct your hearts into [realizing and showing]  the love of God and into the steadfastness and patience of Christ and in waiting for His return. 6 Now we charge you, brethren, in the name of and on the authority of the our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) that you withdraw and keep away from every brother (fellow believer) who is slack in the performance of duty and is disorderly, living as a shirker and not walking in accord with the traditions and instructions that you have received from us.

2 Corinthians 4: 6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:17-19 For He received from God the Father honor & glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: “This is My beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.” 18 we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. 19 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns & the morning star rises in your hearts.

Darkness is confusion, error, and everything false. It has nothing to do with light. It is like those people under government leadership finding money being looted under namely anything to feed hungry folks, to help in disease and sickness and getting soda pop and cake! But what we need is found in Jesus. Procrastinate and it is too late then to receive Him!

Jesus brought light to reveal error when darkness had appeared through sin!  The word confirmed for salvation, healing & deliverance…to live for God by faith in obedience to Him: John 14:6 NKJV 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth & the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. It is the walk of faith in Him!   Having Jesus, is sinning no more! And no more darkness appears!

The angels who sinned are not pardoned of their sins. They are awaiting judgment. A person should find Jesus acceptable as His death that shed His blood washed away our sin! Terrible is coming, but for who?  One gentleman, ( and I use this loosely) but his hope is to break those of the Republican party and break their spirit as well.) Sounds like ones hope is in violence!  Jesus did not come for a party of people, He came to set men free from sin! Are we admitting that sin, repenting and turning to show true light to our neighbors? Terrible is coming, ready or not!

 

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The Great Divide

 In my lifetime, I always wondered from the Scripture how God would divide the tares from the wheat! I am seeing the answer today. And it is still a "wonder" how many people jump to separate from Him who gives life to all willing to receive Him! But those who leave Him cling to the world indeed!

Psalm 37:37-39 Amplified Bible  37 Mark the blameless man [who is spiritually complete], and behold the upright [who walks in moral integrity]; there is a [good] future for the man of peace [because a life of honor blesses one's descendants]. 38 As for transgressors, they will be completely destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off. 39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their refuge and stronghold in the time of trouble.

Jesus is that one we know truly to be blameless, yet He took our sin to save us from hell. He the spiritually complete, He who walked in moral integrity, and took the blows of sin to prevail on Calvary. The only thing man-made in heaven is the scars Jesus bore from that day onward.

In the book of James, the perfect man is someone who demonstrates spiritual maturity. He is able to control his tongue---a real feat that signals comprehensive self-mastery. 

 From James 3:16….[For where envying and strife is]  has the meaning of an inflammatory passion, and contention-altercations about the different points of the law, of no use for edification; such as those mentioned in Titus 3:9.

READING Titus 3:8-11  NKJV  8 This a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.  9 But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless. 10 Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition, 11 knowing that such a person is warped and sinning, being self-condemned.

The Jews were the most intolerant of all mankind; it was a maxim with them to kill those who would not conform to their law; and their salvation they believed to be impossible.

 From Titus 3:9 But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions and striving about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless.                                                                                                       Laws are in place for a reason. One is safety for you and yours. 

 Influence of the Unkind: From James 3:15 good conduct done in wisdom…15 This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. ( it is of the flesh)

1.      But some operated out of the bitter envy: they are fierce, with the contemptuous spirit, while attempting or pretending to defend true religion but in truth have no religion.

2.      They profess by lying against the truth.

3.      God is not the author of worldly wisdom!  The world’s wisdom is bitter-not meek. They live for the moment……….that which is sensual!

4.      So their influence is demonically inspired, and maintained by the influence of the demons.

5.      That is the reason they call it demonic! It is self-seeking, confused and evil and they bring other evil with them!

6.      This is ultimately the devilish source indicating human cooperation.

 

NO Opinions: No Pushing the Envelope to Get our Way

1.      Will not be overbearing in conversation: Proverbs 14:16  NKJV A wise man fears and departs from evil, but a fool rages and is self-confident.

2.       Proverbs 21:24 NKJV A proud and haughty man---“Scoffer is his name; He acts with arrogant pride.

When a person says that they have no fear of evil in them; they do not care about living godly lives. There are no RULES! Many today claim to live as Christians but they do not fear God. They will give no honor or reverence to Him. But we are told to depart from evil!

From the word we find the "perfected"! Hebrews 26-28 For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, un-defiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens, 27 who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people's for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself. 28 For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever.

He the perfected Sacrifice, for He brought a salvation lacking nothing! This was established by God. He sent His Word to earth. His name Jesus. Psalm 138:8 The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; do not forsake the works of Your Hands.

The Lord desires to perfect which which concerns you and me. In the perfect world He created, sin came on the earth to be marred. But He send Jesus His Perfect Son to redeem us and set us back on the path of perfection God desires for our lives.

God sets right lives that are marred by sin. He specializes in perfecting broken lives; God specializes in perfecting the flawed. He did not come to all people, but He states to the sick. He came to restore the broken. Like Abraham, we too, can live by faith in the Lord. We must speak what He speaks!

In John 4, we read of a woman living in shame. She had five previous husbands and was living with another man not her husband. She was in a scandalous nature. She avoided the public humiliation. She sought no public as she fetched water at the well at noon. But one day, Jesus appeared. He was waiting to give her the word of life. She knew Him as no ordinary person in His speech to her. He read her "mail"!  She saw Him as the gentle and kind. Receiving His words of life, the wisdom of God, He saw her transform as she left to bring many others to hear Him speak. Jesus perfected that which concerned her life.

Perfecting our lives come from God. It is the words of life that dispel the darkness bringing light to destroy scandal.   Regardless of what areas your life might cause you to struggle with, know and not be ashamed, it is God's desire to perfect that which concerns you too!

James 3:2 For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, He is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.

WE live in a time when many companies are down-sizing. They are the fast food industry like Red Robbin or Wendy's. We also see Amazon laying off another 666 in California. Our economy is changing before our eyes. The nightmare has only begun as you notice from the grocery store to the gas station. Hey, Mister President our gas is till over $4 a gallon. Justice is turned upside down and people speak with loose lips to get their agenda done. We have a Blood Moon appearing next month. They are often associated with war. It is to appear on March 3 which is a Tuesday. It is to be seen  or visible by 31% of the world's population. About 2.5 billion people across this world's populated area will be North American, Australia, New Zealand, East Asia and the Pacific. This can be enjoyed with no special glasses but only your naked eye. 

What is ahead? Another war, another rioting in the streets where words sound more like whines instead of the strength of the Lord! Will we see another illegal driving a semi who does not know the English language. Will another family member have to die according the wiles of the devil and his co-horts. Yes, the mountains are shaking, for a great divide is manifesting. People are choosing sides with that which will appear as anti-Christ. Be vigilant and speak as Jesus would speak. Know in whom you believe and stand in His power, might and strength.

When your spirit is weak, stand in the Spirit of God, for your hope is in His shield. He is your song in the night. He has been mine for a very long time. Forever I will stand with My Savior holding my hand. Stand with me, Please!

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